14 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



TWO NEW BEETLES FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO 



By Charles Dury. 

 Family Trichopterygidae (Ptiliidae) 



Genus Nanosella — N. atrocephala, n. sp. 



Body elongate, narrow, sub-parallel, testaceous in color, 

 except the head which is shining black when fresh, convex 

 and prominent. Front swollen and projecting. Antennae 

 11-jointed, \vith 3-jointed club. Eyes large and coarseh' 

 faceted. Prothorax as long as wide, base arcuate, sides 

 broadly feebly rounded. Base wider than apex. Angles 

 not prominent, surface sparsely punctured and with sparse, 

 stiff, recumbent hairs. A transverse groove or impression 

 at base. Scutellum visible and triangular. Elytra at base 

 as wide as prothorax, sub-parallel, tips separately rounded, 

 and nearly three times as long as prothorax. Punctures 

 sparse and hairs as in prothorax. Beneath, prosternum 

 long before coxae. Front coxae large, transverse and con- 

 tiguous. ^Middle coxae separated by the produced point of 

 prosteronum. Posterior coxae widely separated and broadly 

 laminate. Under surface finely punctuate and clothed with 

 prostate pale hairs. Eleven specimens taken near Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio, July 13, 1914, on the fungus Porta cinerea 

 Sch. found growing on the under side of an elm log. Length 

 .50mm. A longer species than Nanosella fungi, but much 

 narrower. A remarkable little insect. Cotype in National 

 Museum. 



Family Calandridae 



Genus Phloeophagus — Phlocophagus variolatus, n. sp. 



Body elongate, sub-cylindrical. Color piceous, shining. 

 Legs and antennae pale. The beak short, thick, continuous 

 with the front. Scrobes short, directed below the eye. 

 A feeble transverse gular groove. Head beneath transversely 

 wrinkled. Antennae stout with 7-jointed funicle. Club 

 oval. Antennae inserted at middle of beak. Eyes very 



